In the synth gym with machines used by Kate Bush, Vangelis and R2-D2 – Full Story Summer

Housing hundreds of working and often rare synthesisers, the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio allows anyone to come in and play on machines such as the CS-80, that was used by composer Vangelis for the Blade Runner soundtrack, or the Fairlight CMI – used by Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel – or the ARP 2600, which provided the voice of R2-D2 in Star Wars. It’s a space dedicated to inclusion and access, specifically for those underrepresented in electronic music. Camilla Hannan follows three people with a passion for synths to create a sonic portrait of the studio